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An image of Head of a young man by Justin O'Brien

Justin O'Brien

(Australia, Italy 02 Aug 1917–17 Jan 1996)

Title
Head of a young man
Other titles:
Head of a boy
Year
(circa 1958)
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on hardboard
Dimensions

39.0 x 25.0cm board; 57.7 x 43.6 x 4.0cm frame

Signature & date
Signed u.r. corner, light brown oil "O'BRIEN". Not dated.
Credit
Bequest of Miss Edna Goulston 1965
Accession number
OA2.1965
Copyright
© Estate of Justin O'Brien
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (2)

'Painters and paintings' by the Mirror art critic., Daily Mirror 26 Jun 1958, 26 Jun 1958.

Macquarie Galleries (Australia, estab. 1925, closed 1993) (Author), Fifteen-guinea pictures, Sydney, 1958. cat.no. 27; titled 'Head of a Young Man'.

Exhibition history (3)

Fifteen guinea pictures (1958), Macquarie Galleries, 25 Jun 1958–07 Jul 1958.

Australian modern masterpieces from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 05 Oct 2011–27 Nov 2011.

Australian modern masterpieces from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 10 Dec 2011–04 Mar 2012.